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42nd Street

The Greatest Musical Hit the Screen Has Ever Known!

6.9/ 1019331h 29mNR

ComedyDramaRomance

Broadway director Julian Marsh needs just one more hit show so he can retire and recover his health. It looks like he just may pull it off until temperamental star Dorthy Brock breaks her ankle on the eve of the show's premiere and has to be replaced by her understudy Peggy.

Directed by Lloyd Bacon

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The cast

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Warner Baxter

Warner Baxter

Julian Marsh

Bebe Daniels

Bebe Daniels

Dorothy Brock

George Brent

George Brent

Pat Denning

Ruby Keeler

Ruby Keeler

Peggy

Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

Abner Dillon

Una Merkel

Una Merkel

Lorraine Fleming

Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Ann

Ned Sparks

Ned Sparks

Barry